CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford Police officers will once again represent the township’s police force on the upcoming Police Unity Tour bicycle ride to honor the sacrifices of police officers killed in the line of duty. Officers from around the United States will converge on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. on May 12. […]
LINDEN, NJ — The Linden High School senior class participated in the Linden Intoxicated Driving Prevention Program on April 24. This program culminated with a drunk driving accident simulation coordinated by the Linden Police Department, and kicks off several weeks of activities focused on preventing underage drinking and drunken driving. Linden Fire department and Office of […]
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced that a medical doctor from Union County pleaded guilty today to illegally distributing the highly addictive painkiller oxycodone. He was arrested in January on charges he conspired with a drug dealer and others to distribute thousands of high-dose oxycodone pills by writing false prescriptions for individuals he […]
PLAINFIELD — Acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park has announced one of the two men responsible for the 2010 robbery and murder of a Plainfield taxi driver has been sentenced to 45 years in state prison for the crime. Jonathan Morgan, 28, must serve at least 85 percent of that term – a total of more than […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 27: WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools) 1-Cranford (6-1) 2-Governor Livingston (5-2) Scotch Plains (5-2) 4-Elizabeth (3-4) 5-Westfield (2-5) 6-Union (0-7) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools) 1-Johnson (5-1) 2-Dayton (4-3) 3-New Providence (2-3) 4-Linden (2-4) Union Catholic (2-4) VALLEY DIVISION (5 schools) 1-Roselle Park (4-0) 2-Summit […]
Championship game at Kean May 9
UCT SOFTBALL SCHEDULE THE REST OF THE WAY QUARTERFINALS FRIDAY, MAY 1 AT LINDEN 5:30 P.M., 7:30 P.M. TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 5-Cranford vs. 4-Westfield 8-Brearley vs. 1-Johnson BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 6-Elizabeth vs. 3-Rahway 7-Scotch Plains vs. 2-Gov. Livingston SEMIFINALS SATURDAY, MAY 2 At Linden, 3 p.m. […]
Semifinals at Elizabeth May 2, final at Kean May 9
TENTATIVE UCT BASEBALL SCHEDULE THE REST OF THE WAY QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 5-Elizabeth at 4-Johnson 8-Union at 1-Gov. Livingston BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 6-Westfield at 3-Cranford 10-Summit at 2-Scotch Plains SEMIFINALS SATURDAY, MAY 2 At Elizabeth FINAL SATURDAY, MAY 9 At Kean […]
NEWARK – The owner of a home health agency admitted on Tuesday her role in a $7 million scheme to defraud Medicaid and engage in bribery, money laundering, and tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Irina Krutoyarsky, 61, of Springfield, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine Hayden in Newark federal court to an information that charged […]
NEWARK — A Union County, tax preparer with an office in Essex County, was arrested Monday on charges of aiding and abetting in the filing of two dozen false tax returns, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Darlene Covington, 31, of Hillside, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 10, and charged with 24 counts of aiding and […]
UNION COUNTY — Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan recently swore in Amilcar “Mickey” Colon of Elizabeth as Union County Undersheriff. The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders gathered to congratulate Colon, the first person of Latino heritage to achieve the position of Undersheriff in Union County. The Undersheriff, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, served with the […]